Effect of Swim Training on the Physical Characteristics of Competitive Adolescent Swimmers

Conclusion:
Because of their training load, swimmers experience a decrease in subacromial space distance and an increase in forward shoulder posture over the course of 12 weeks of training, potentially making these athletes more vulnerable to the development of shoulder pain and injury.

Source: The American Journal of Sports Medicine - October 30, 2016 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Hibberd, E. E., Laudner, K. G., Kucera, K. L., Berkoff, D. J., Yu, B., Myers, J. B. Tags: Swimming, Injury prevention, Imaging, diagnostic ultrasound, Pediatric sports medicine, Shoulder, general Source Type: research